One thing we can often see in stories of marital conflict is that it doesn't take long for people to get used to living in an unfair situation.
Whether they're so wrapped up in their own days that they don't notice how serious their partner's was or they've grown accustomed to doing no work around the house, it's easy for some partners to look at the status quo and decide that everything's fine.
But in the meantime, the more put-upon partner certainly notices and the longer this status quo continues, the easier it is for resentment to build until it finally explodes.
And as we'll soon see, that explosion doesn't always happen in private, nor is a spouse always willing to hear what comes out from it.
